PILLOWTALK: Blogger's Block (Deborah Goodwin)

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Oct. 19, 2011 (ShapeShiftas) -- I've been trying to get back to my blog and have been surprised by how difficult it has been. Random thoughts haven't developed into full posts, and I keep getting pulled away to deal with this or that. Blogging, it turns out, is harder than it looks!

I began this blog during the time after Hurricane Irene hit Vermont and denied us access to our home and my studio. There was lots to think about and talk about during those weeks, and I wanted a way to record my experiences. Now that we've been able to get back home and things are getting slowly back to normal, what's going on outside doesn't seem so interesting. Yes, there are still excavators & road crews everywhere. Yes, our usual routes are still closed, bridges are still down, and winter is coming. Yes, the community feelings are still strong, but we're all going our separate ways too, as we all get back to kind-of-normal life.

The time right after the hurricane, I was as close to being a refugee as I hope I ever get. Surprisingly, it was a time of high creativity for me. I designed some great new pillows, worked on my website, revamped some marketing materials, and wrote blog posts, press releases, and in my journal. Plus, I cooked some killer dinners, if I do say so myself.

So why is it that now that I'm back home and back in my studio, this surge of energy and creativity has abated? Why does it seem that I can't get anything done?? Why, have I become... BLOCKED???!



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